Much has been made in the media and the courts regarding fracking and its possible link to earthquakes and pollution. But Terry Ragsdale, shareholder at GableGotwals Law Firm, isn’t convinced.

Over the course of millions of years, heat and pressure can transform the organic remains of animals and plants into crude oil. That's why they're called a fossil fuels — the long-dead creatures that ...

Amid signs that the debate over fracking grants is taking a toll on the Heinz Endowments, the foundation announced this month that Robert Vagt, its chief executive, is retiring. In August, the ...

Cerberus Capital Management — the owner of Boston-based Steward Health Care — is being portrayed as money-hungry for investing in fracking, a controversial oil and gas extraction method, according to ...

The rocky ground deep beneath Southern Illinois will soon be wrung like a sponge to yield previously unreachable oil and natural gas. “Fracking,” the process of fracturing underground rock formations ...